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Hernandez v. State

Citations

  • 538 S.W.3d 619

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  • holding that “[e]rroneous jury argument must be preserved by objection pursued to an adverse ruling”
  • holding that the right not to be subjected to improper jury argument is forfeitable and that even inflammatory language outside the record “does not dispense with error preservation requirements”
  • holding that in order to claim on appeal that an instruction to disregard was inadequate to cure erroneous jury argument, the defendant must object and pursue his objection to an adverse ruling
  • stating to preserve claim instruction to disregard was inadequate, defendant must object and pursue his objection to adverse ruling
  • “Even an inflammatory jury argument is forfeited if the defendant does not pursue his objection to an adverse ruling.”
  • “The right to a trial untainted by improper jury argument is forfeitable.”

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Judges: Keel

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